Chapter 8

Coruscant, according to the Animus, is the most urbanized planet in the galaxy, called its capital due to the fact that for millennia it housed the seat of successive governments. It was entirely covered with buildings. In a word - a metropolis planet . It was here that Matteo Shepard's first target was located - Admiral Arion Rampart - a great idiot and war criminal . Today he will answer for his sins .

Matteo landed his ship in a specially hidden place , so that the authorities of the Empire or others did not see his Haulcraft . After shutting down the engines and systems , he hooked up Rosalia to an earpiece , to help him . After doing so , he went to the hangar to leave in a Yamaha Enforcer speeder bike and head towards the Federal District .

While driving , Matteo replayed his plan in his head . He wondered if everything would go according . He thought through every scenario that could or might arise during his assignment . Rosalia added her ideas , with which Matteo agreed . After thinking through the plan , Matteo Lorien Shepard arrived at the place.

Matteo hid the speeder behind the garages and went to the apartment that once belonged to Senator Nica Rosė Mitsov - the assassinated senator and mother of Sera Lynn Madreth , who would get white fever and kill Shepard for what he uses her late mother's house for . Matteo opened the door with a code and went inside going straight to the bedroom.

Upon reaching the bedroom , Matteo lifted the mattress , to take a dark green large box with a republic sign . He opened it and saw a bow with beskar arrows , an AWR sniper rifle in red and silver , DC-15s blasters , flash grenades and a combat knife . He put the bow on the first arm , the sniper rifle on the second arm , gave the blasters under his arm and put the knife in his belt . After taking the equipment he hid the boxes back under the bed . He then left the bedroom , went to the kitchen , took a martini and a key from the garage and left the apartment by locking it .

Matteo went to the garage of the late senator . He opened the garage door and saw two cars . A modified Porsche 915 Spyder in red metallic and a good old Aston Martin DB5 coupe in shiny silver . Matteo opted for the German convertible . He approached the vehicle , opened the door , took the keys from the glove box , put them in the ignition and turned the key . The German engine roared from the exhaust pipes . Matteo lowered the manual , gave his foot to the gas pedal and drove out of the garage closing the garage door behind him . He left the garages and hit the road .

Matteo headed toward the Imperial Army building - that's where the Arion Rampart was - a walking Imperial abomination . He had few kilometers of road left . He drove fast and dangerously . He overtook other speeders on the road . On Earth he would have broken every traffic rule , and he only has a license to kill and not a license to break traffic rules . To speed up his way to his destination he pressed the button responsible for lifting the vehicle up and extending the repulsors and retracting the wheels . The Porsche began to levitate above the ground and then completely flew off the road , Matteo accelerated more with the Spyder and headed towards the building.

Once there, Matteo parked the Porsche on the building next to the Imperial military headquarters. When, he got out of the vehicle he went to the trunk , to take a cable launcher with a hook , which will allow him to get to the roof of the base and a cape , which will allow him to glide . After taking the things Matteo closed the trunk , put on the cape and flew away . In the process of flight he shot the launcher with a hook at the edge of the base of the Empire and the rope attracted him . Now Matt was in enemy territory .

Matteo took the bow from his back and began to walk slowly to the ventilation shaft . When , he walked he noticed one sentry with a blaster in his hand . Matt quickly shot an arrow in his direction . The arrow pierced the armor killing the sentry on the spot . Matteo walked to the body and hid it so that no one would notice . By the way he removed the arrow from the body . After hiding the body Shepard walked on eliminating guards and snipers with his bow .

Finally he reached the ventilation shaft . He put the bow on his shoulder , took the lightsaber in his hand and began to cut the opening. He did it quickly because the lightsaber cuts through metals quickly . After making the entrance , Shepard took the circle he made and jumped into the ventilation . He then turned to Rosalia , to help him .

"Rosalia , find the room in which I find Admiral Rampart" .

"Magic word ," the AI answered

"Please?" Matteo muttered . Rosalia smiled and began to scan the area . She scanned every corner of the place . After scanning the building, she found Rampart.

"He is in his office . He is talking to his wife . " Rosalia found his location at the same time saying what Arion is doing.

"What topic are they talking about?" Shepard asked.

Rosalia overheard the entire conversation , She heard every word spoken by Arion as well as his wife. She recorded every dialogue between them until , Rampart's wife hung up. Rosalia looked at Matteo through her interface.

"They were discussing Rampart's arrest in the Senate . Their son Marien is pointed fingers at the Imperial academy , because his father is a war criminal . Arion himself said , that he would take care of it , but his wife began to threaten to divorce him and take away his children and terminate his parental rights . The rest was just arguing and his wife interrupting the conversation ," she explained.

"How sweet" Matteo said sarcastically "Will you give the directions to his office? Please?

"Go straight then left , right , up and left again . " Rosalia gave him the way to Rampart's office . Matteo nodded and started crawling toward Rampart's office.

After long minutes of crawling in the ventilation , Matteo was over Arion Rampart . He saw through the grille how the Admiral of the Empire was reviewing something on the datapad . A moment later he left the desk and headed toward the door . Matteo opened the grille and jumped out of the ventilation system .

"Hello there"

Edmon Rampart turned around . Shock quickly appeared on his face . He saw a person in front of him , in the archives of the Empire . He wanted to grab his RK-3 blaster but he did not have it clipped to his belt . What a misfortune !

Matteo approached him putting his right hand on his ancestor's lightsaber . He felt in Arion , fear and terror . He saw drops of sweat on his forehead , hands clenched into fists , a gently sinister gaze . Then Arion stepped forward .

Matteo approached him putting his right hand on his ancestor's lightsaber . He felt in Arion , fear and terror . He saw drops of sweat on his forehead , hands clenched into fists , a gently sinister gaze . Then Arion stepped forward .

"You are here to kill me right? You're going to use this lightsaber to cut me in half aren't you? Why don't you instead have a fist fight with me as befits a real man! " Edmon shouted the last sentence . Matteo made his guard up. Since Rampart wishes a fight he will get one. By the way he remembered how to beat his rival quickly and brutally

First, distract target *Matteo threw a cup at Rampart. He then began to attack by replaying the moves in his head

then block his blind jab

Counter with cross to left cheek

Discombobulate

Dazed, he'll attempt a wild hay-maker, employ elbow block,

and body shot.

Block feral left

weaken right jaw

now fracture

Break cracked ribs

traumatize solar plexus

Dislocate jaw entirely

Heel kick to diaphragm

In summary, ears ringing, jaw fractured, three ribs cracked, four broken, diaphragm hemorrhaging. Physical recovery, 6 weeks, full psychological recovery, 6 months, capacity to spit at back of head, neutralized

After the fight Rampart was lying on the floor all broken . Blood began to flow out of his ears. From all the pain and injury Arion fainted . Matteo was about to kill him . He unfastened the lightsaber from his belt . He fired it and pointed it at the Admiral of the Empire .

"Wait!" Rosalia exclaimed at the last moment-"You don't have to kill him . Spare him .

"Why would I do that! He is a war criminal . He must answer for his crimes!"." Matteo muttered.

"I know . But , look . Maybe he is a criminal and has committed the almost complete annihilation of the Kaminoans . But , there are others in this galaxy who want to kill him ."

"Like who , for example!

"Noble . Your bestie , which you betrayed and you regret it . Rampart took her home . The place where she grew up and met her brothers and sister . I beg you . Don't kill him !

Matteo did not know what to do . He wanted to kill Rampart , crossing the first name off the list in the process , On the other hand Rosalia was right . Noble and Bad Batch can get Rampart and kill him on behalf of Tipoca city and the clones . He still kept his lightsaber pointed at the enemy . Soon he turned it off and clipped it to his belt .

"You're right," Matteo admitted, "He doesn't deserve to die by my hand. Noble and Bad batch will take care of this stubble of the Empire ". He then headed back to the ventilation system , to leave the base and forget about Arion Rampart

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